Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... stepdaughter was on her guard , she went to work with cunning , as crafty women do not readily desist from that which they have once resolved on . With this object she began to speak in praise of the princess's children , that were ...
... stepdaughter was on her guard , she went to work with cunning , as crafty women do not readily desist from that which they have once resolved on . With this object she began to speak in praise of the princess's children , that were ...
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... stepdaughter to place herself clandestinely in the prince's sleeping apartment , and listen to all that the strange woman might say during the night . She then filled a cup with mead , into which 30 PRINCE HATT UNDER THE EARTH ;
... stepdaughter to place herself clandestinely in the prince's sleeping apartment , and listen to all that the strange woman might say during the night . She then filled a cup with mead , into which 30 PRINCE HATT UNDER THE EARTH ;
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... for a new banquet that should be much more costly than the preceding one . She then went up to the palace , and invited the queen and her stepdaughter , and found a reception no less gracious than OR , THE THREE SINGING LEAVES . 31.
... for a new banquet that should be much more costly than the preceding one . She then went up to the palace , and invited the queen and her stepdaughter , and found a reception no less gracious than OR , THE THREE SINGING LEAVES . 31.
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... stepdaughter to conceal herself , as before , in the prince's sleeping - chamber , and prepared a cup of mead , which she presented to her beloved . As the prince was in the act of taking the cup he chanced to cast his eyes on the Troll ...
... stepdaughter to conceal herself , as before , in the prince's sleeping - chamber , and prepared a cup of mead , which she presented to her beloved . As the prince was in the act of taking the cup he chanced to cast his eyes on the Troll ...
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... stepdaughter unexpectedly came forth from her hiding - place and stood before them . On seeing her the princess was terrified , not being able to think otherwise than that their happiness was at an end , and that she would betray them ...
... stepdaughter unexpectedly came forth from her hiding - place and stood before them . On seeing her the princess was terrified , not being able to think otherwise than that their happiness was at an end , and that she would betray them ...
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